Oahu Weather Forecast for July 23, 2026
Moderate to breezy trade winds will strengthen through the week and deliver periodic showers to windward and mountain areas. Tropical Cyclone Fausto (or its...
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Oahu Surf Forecast for July 23, 2026
Offshore and nearshore buoys this morning are showing an increase in long period energy as the incoming south swell builds through the day. A High Surf Advisory...
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Oahu News:
U.S. Navy proposes 'homeporting' 9 ships at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, sparking public discussion through July 24, while Oahu residents are invited to participate in a 5-minute survey to help shape the island's water future through August 23. In community health concerns, Makakilo residents report headaches from a mysterious odor near the Grace Pacific quarry, prompting calls for an investigation. On the safety front, an e-motorcyclist died days after a Makiki crash, marking Oahu’s 25th traffic fatality this year. In education, Hawaiian language advocates express devastation after Kapolei Middle School suspends its Kaiapuni Hawaiian language immersion program due to staffing shortages.
Maui News
West Maui nonprofit, resort group unveil plan to restore eroding Kāʻanapali Beach
A West Maui nonprofit and the management association for Kāʻanapali Beach Resort have filed a permit application for a project aimed at reversing decades of erosion at Kāʻanapali Beach, one of the island’s most heavily used shorelines. Pilikahakai Foundation and Kāʻanapali Operations Association Inc. submitted an application for a conservation district use permit from the […]
Ka Hale A Ke Ola’s medical respite program earns national certification
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, the Maui nonprofit that has provided emergency shelter and homeless services on the island for more than 40 years, is one of three Hawaiʻi organizations whose medical respite care programs have earned certification from the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, according to the organizations. It is the first time agencies in Hawaiʻi have received the designation.
Batangan wins endorsements from HGEA, UPW in Maui Council race
Maui County Council Member Kauanoe Batangan has picked up endorsements from the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers, the two largest public-sector labor unions representing Maui County government employees, according to a campaign announcement. Batangan, who holds the Kahului residency area seat on the Maui County Council, said the unions’ backing carries […]
Maui Weather Forecast for July 23, 2026
Moderate to breezy trade winds will strengthen through the week and deliver periodic showers to windward and mountain areas. Tropical Cyclone Fausto (or its...
Hawaiian stilt population improves from 200 to in 40s to 1,500 today, recovery documented in UH study
Once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands, the Ae‘o dwindled to roughly 200 birds in the 1940s after decades of overhunting, the loss of wetlands to agriculture and development, and the spread of invasive predators. Following its listing as endangered in 1973 and sustained conservation efforts, the population has since climbed to more than 1,500 birds today.
Kaua‘i News
51st installment of Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition and Festival kicks off
Total of 15 hālau from throughout Hawaiʻi, including one from the Big Island and one from Kauaʻi, are participating in the festival, that runs from July 23-25 and caps off a full week of Native Hawaiian programming on Oʻahu.
First hurricane of the season churns toward Hawai‘i
Hurricane Fausto is moving toward the west near 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Kauaʻi public charter school that teaches Niʻihau dialect can open on time until lease dispute is settled
Fifth Circuit Court Judge Stephanie R.S. Char granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday preventing the termination of the charter school's lease while a broader legal dispute over a sharp rent increase moves forward.
Island of Hawai‘i News
Pōhakuloa Training Area to host Small Business Industry Day
Small business and industry partners are invited to attend this exclusive event the afternoon of July 31; deadline to register is today (July 23).
First hurricane of the season enters Central Pacific, churns toward Hawai‘i
Hurricane Fausto is moving toward the west near 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Short-term rental owners in violation of registering in Hawaiʻi County could get 4-month grace period
A Hawaiʻi County Council committee on Wednesday forwarded with a favorable recommendation Bill 175, which would create a 4-month window during which violation fees would be waived as the county continues to develop and tweak its short-term rental registration platform.
